50 great quotes about acting

“Every bad decision I’ve made has been based on money. I grew up in the projects and you don’t turn down money there. You take it, because you never know when it’s all going to end. I made Cop III because they offered me $15 million. That $15 million was worth having Roger Ebert’s thumb up my ass.”

EDDIE MURPHY on the 1994 film Beverly Hills Cop III (above, Murphy with Theresa Randle). Esteemed film critic Ebert once wrote that Murphy had gone from "a smart, funny street cop" in the original film to a "loud, arrogant boor" in the sequels.